topic Re: Southwest Plus/Premier Bonus in Credit Card Applications

Southwest Plus/Premier Bonus

Anonymous — Tue, 16 Jan 2018 21:38:32 GMT

I've got my eye on getting a Southwest card as my third card. Could someone explain the difference between the Plus and Premier? Also, I see they have had a sign up bonus of 60,000 last year. There is currently a 50,000 point bonus. Do yall think that the bonus is likely to go up higher over the next few months? I would be willing to wait for a better bonus.

Thanks!

Re: Southwest Plus/Premier Bonus

Anonymous — Tue, 16 Jan 2018 22:05:43 GMT

Premier gets you an extra 3000 points each anniversary.

Re: Southwest Plus/Premier Bonus

SomewhereIn505 — Tue, 16 Jan 2018 22:57:44 GMT

Its a $30 AF difference for double the annual rewards points. I believe the Premiere also does away with foreign transaction fees.

For the past 2 years, the 60K points came out late summer. I know I jumped onto it last summer. The 50K bonus is typically on referral right now (but I could be wrong).

Re: Southwest Plus/Premier Bonus

Anonymous — Wed, 17 Jan 2018 02:57:55 GMT

Anyone know if the premier is harder to qualify for?

Re: Southwest Plus/Premier Bonus

FinStar — Wed, 17 Jan 2018 03:33:06 GMT

@Anonymous wrote:
Anyone know if the premier is harder to qualify for?

IIRC, the underwriting is pretty similar for both. It's what you're willing to pay for as far as AF (given the benefits for each product) is what it boils down to.